Tanbur
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The term Tanbur can refer to various long-necked string instruments originating in Mesopotamia, Southern or Central Asia. According to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "terminology pre
Musician and luthier Ghobad Ghobadi (تنبورقبادی), a face of Yarsanism, plays a Kurdish tanbur. Ghobadi makes tanburs in the Yarsan tradition.
Kurdish Tembur
left to right: Turkish tambur, Greek Baglamas, tambouras
North Indian Tanpura (left) used as a drone to accompany a sarod recital
Tambouras
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The tambouras is a Greek traditional string instrument of Byzantine origin. It has existed since at least the 10th century, when it was known in Assyria and Egypt. At that time, it might have had betw
Greek playing tambouras, 18th-century painting
11th century A.D., Byzantium. Tambouras and fingerhole trumpet.
Makriyannis tambouras